Authorities say one person is dead and at least 19 more are wounded in suburban Chicago after a shooting early Sunday during a gathering in a parking lot
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U.S., China remain at odds on many issues as Blinken finishes 1st day of Beijing meetings
Both sides said advancement on the issues that divide them remains a work in progress, while the Chinese foreign ministry said “the China-U.S. relationship is at the lowest point since its establishment.”
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Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help
Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
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Blinken will arrive in China on Sunday for 2 days of talks
The secretary of state plans to raise the issues of trade with Taiwan, human rights conditions, Hong Kong, Chinese military assertiveness in the South China Sea and the war in Ukraine.
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U.S. ambassador sends message by marching in Warsaw’s Pride parade
Poland’s LGBTQ+ community has been criticized by elected leaders as a threat to the nation’s traditional Catholic identity.
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At least 41 killed in attack on Ugandan school near Congo
The victims – including 38 students – were burned, shot or hacked to death, the local mayor says.
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Biden finds receptive union crowd at 1st big event of reelection campaign
Over 1,000 workers in T-shirts bearing their organization’s logo chant ‘Let’s go, Joe!’ and ‘We want Joe.’
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Collapsed stretch of I-95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has promised federal aid to repair the destruction.
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Nikki Haley’s husband begins deployment in Africa
During his mission, the couple’s college-age son will accompany her as she campaigns for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
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Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget, despite deal with White House
The emerging dynamic raises the potential for another round of economy-rattling brinkmanship in Washington.